Comprehension Passage
Read the given poem and answer the following questions -
‘’Side by side, their faces blurred,
The earl and countess lie in stone,
Their proper habits vaguely shown
As jointed armour, stiffened pleat,
And that faint hint of the absurd -
The little dogs under their feet.
The stone fidelity
They hardly meant has come to be
Their final blazon, and to prove
Our almost-instinct almost true:
What will survive of us is love.’’
What does the phrase "The stone fidelity / They hardly meant has come to be" imply about the couple's relationship?
1
The couple's fidelity was merely a façade.
2
The couple's fidelity was genuine but underestimated.
3
The couple's fidelity was a result of societal expectations.
4
The couple's fidelity was insignificant in the grand scheme of things.